2024 Oklahoma City Aviation Thread

[Celebrator]

Flew to Grand Rapids for a client.

Okay, so they will see you as an MSP connection then, so they have no problem sending you through there instead. I have noticed they have upgauged the MSP flight since the DTW flight went away. Used to be on an CRJ and now I think it is on an EJet albeit still only one flight in each direction per day.

[gopokes88]

August is out. Great month. Everyone up a pretty sizeable amount sans allegiant https://flyokc.com/sites/default/fil...nplanement.pdf

[Richard at Remax]

I wonder if we will break our record this year? I think is was 4.4mil+ in 2019.

[HOT ROD]

MKE is seeing about 2 million more passengers a year than OKC. Omaha is seeing about half a million more passengers than OKC each year.

And I bet a good chunk of those 2 million more pax into MKE are coming from Chicago. Hence my post and question.

[HOT ROD]

Interesting to see the Deplanements bigger than the Enplanements. Appears to support net-migration into OKC, no?

[Snowman]

Interesting to see the Deplanements bigger than the Enplanements. Appears to support net-migration into OKC, no?

While that is plausible, probably do not want to go entirely off this set of data. There are some quirks in peoples travel patterns that can also produce this, such as December tends to have more departures than arrivals, then January has more arrivals than departures.

[Richard at Remax]

I think some of this is people departing near the end of the month then return in the beginning of the next month.

[okcrun]

I think some of this is people departing near the end of the month then return in the beginning of the next month.

Yep. Labor day was on the 2nd so could account for the difference.

[Mountaingoat]

Or arrive at DFW and leave from OKC. I've done this several times.

[HOT ROD]

it's every month, not just Aug.

dont you mean arrive in OKC, depart in DFW (deplanements are higher in OKC).

[Mountaingoat]

it's every month, not just Aug.

dont you mean arrive in OKC, depart in DFW (deplanements are higher in OKC).

I've done both ways over the years.

[HOT ROD]

just curious the reason? Price, Offerability?

Im sure it's not "I hate OKC".

[Richard at Remax]

https://onemileatatime.com/news/amer...ustin-flights/

I guess it could be worse. Granted they still have solid connectivity leftover.

[BG918]

https://onemileatatime.com/news/amer...ustin-flights/

I guess it could be worse. Granted they still have solid connectivity leftover.

I wish Southwest would add a second daily AUS flight. It was nice having two daily options when AA was also flying the route.

Speaking of flights to Central Texas, when did Southwest end daily flights to SAT? I don’t see any nonstops showing up on the schedule

[Richard at Remax]

I was looking the other day and in mid march there are nonstops every day except Saturday.

[BG918]

I was looking the other day and in mid march there are nonstops every day except Saturday.

Looks like it returns in mid-February

[oktxatty]

Looks like it returns in mid-February

It hasn't been discontinued, there's a nonstop tomorrow morning 9/16, but service had been reduced from daily to 3x weekly.....also SAT is under the SW microscope.

https://www.kens5.com/article/travel...7-f797230ab7b1

[BG918]

It hasn't been discontinued, there's a nonstop tomorrow morning 9/16, but service had been reduced from daily to 3x weekly.....also SAT is under the SW microscope.

https://www.kens5.com/article/travel...7-f797230ab7b1

Good to know, I didn’t realize they were running it 3x/weekly just noticed it was no longer daily

Looks like BNA is back to 1x/daily nonstop which is good to see

[Zorba]

just curious the reason? Price, Offerability?

Im sure it's not "I hate OKC".

Last summer I went to STL a lot. I'd fly there and drive home. The flight there was at a perfect time in the morning. The flight home was super late, so I could easily beat it by driving. Did that 4 or 5 times last year.

[damonsmuz]

Just did a quick glance at the nonstop flights that American and Delta are running between Knoxville and OKC Fri and and Sun and I was very impressed to see that the flights are quite full (and for a hefty price, too. Around $1500).

Both airlines are running a 737-800 between the cities. For some reason, I thought it was an EMB-175 earlier.

Anyways, UT is traveling and you'll see that orange from miles away

[Richard at Remax]

Southwest has cut the ATL route. They did cut 15 more cities from there too. Tulsa got service to Nashville as well

https://thepointsguy.com/news/southw...hville-routes/

[bison34]

More wonderful aviation news for OKC! Lol

Tulsa seems to be doing well in adding new routes, however.

[Richard at Remax]

Eh. Southwest tried to take Delta on and they lost. Not like we're were the only city they cut. Reminds me of Austin's rapid expansion with AA only to have them go away as well.

[bison34]

Eh. Southwest tried to take Delta on and they lost. Not like we're were the only city they cut. Reminds me of Austin's rapid expansion with AA only to have them go away as well.

I know. I wasn't saying that we were. I was just saying that the constant losing or decreasing frequencies of routes, for a city that is supposedly growing on a monthly basis, gives off different vibes. With our trends, we should be getting upgauges or new routes or frequencies, not losing routes or frequencies. Seems like the only time this threads gets revived is for another lost destination or cutting back of frequencies.

[BG918]

Southwest has cut the ATL route. They did cut 15 more cities from there too. Tulsa got service to Nashville as well

https://thepointsguy.com/news/southw...hville-routes/

BNA is a great connecting airport, excited to see this service added from TUL. OKC also has a daily nonstop. Hopefully both are upgraded to 2x/daily.

I’d still like to see a California city added and TPA but overall pretty happy with Southwest service from OKC/TUL. Not likely to happen anytime soon but I’d love to see MCI resumed like it used to be during the Wright Amendment days. Southwest needs a lot more connecting flights first, they wouldn’t be able to fill a 737 with O&D traffic to KC.